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Syria Peace Envoy: No Talks Without Opposition
U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria says the Geneva gathering cannot take place if the opposition refuses to take part.
U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria says the Geneva gathering cannot take place if the opposition refuses to take part.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria warned on Friday in Damascus that there can be no peace talks without the opposition while making yet another plea for both sides in the civil war to come to the negotiating table in Geneva later this month.
Lakhdar Brahimi, who wrapped up his days-log visit to Damascus as part of a Mideast tour meant to muster regional support for the conference, appeared uncertain about prospects for the meeting.
"We will say it's happened only when it happens," he told reporters at a press conference in Damascus, acknowledging that the Geneva gathering cannot take place if the opposition refuses to take part.
In a possible sign the Damascus meetings had not gone too well, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi slammed Brahimi for equating between the opposition and the government in the press conference.
"Brahimi … wants to satisfy all parties at the expense of truth and the Syrians alike," al-Zoubi told Al-Mayadeen TV, adding that Brahimi should be a neutral and evenhanded broker.
Brahimi's plea came as Syrian state TV and opposition activists said the army captured a strategic town in the country's north believed to be the home of a chemical weapons production facility and storage sites.
Safira has been the scene of three weeks of intense fighting as the army kept trying to retake the town from rebels who have been in control there for more than a year.
The capture came just hours after officials said Israeli warplanes had attacked a shipment of Russian missiles inside a Syrian government stronghold — a development that threatened to add another volatile layer to regional tensions from the Syrian conflict.
An Obama administration official late on Thursday confirmed the Israeli airstrike, but provided no details. Another security official said the attack occurred late Wednesday in the Syrian port city of Latakia and that the target was Russian-made SA-125 missiles.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the attack. There was no confirmation from Syrian officials, and state media made no mention of the reports.
Since Syria's civil war began in March 2011, Israel has carefully avoided taking sides, but has struck shipments of missiles inside the neighboring country at least twice this year.
The Syrian military, overstretched by the civil war, has not retaliated, and it was not clear whether the embattled Syrian leader would choose to take action this time. President Bashar Assad may decide to again let the Israeli attack slide, particularly when his army has the upper hand on the battlefield inside Syria.
The U.S. and Russia have been pushing for a peace conference that would bring both sides of the Syrian conflict to the table in Geneva later this month.
More than 120,000 people have been killed so far in the war, now in its third year, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based watchdog that closely monitors the violence in Syria through a network of activists across the country. The U.N. said in July that 100,000 Syrians have been killed, and has not updated that figure since. Millions of Syrians have been uprooted from their homes because of the fighting.
Brahimi warned that if the crisis goes on, expectations are that those directly affected by the crisis may reach half of Syria's total pre-war population of 23 million people.
"It is time for Syrians to cooperate and for others in the region and outside to cooperate with them to end this crisis," Brahimi said.
The envoy, who met this week with Assad and Damascus-based opposition groups, said the Syrian government has confirmed it would attend.
The deeply fractured Syrian opposition groups are split on whether to attend the Geneva talks. They also disagree over conditions for taking part — from demands that Assad step down right away to guarantees that he would not be part of a negotiated solution for the country's future
This time, Brahimi appeared to put the onus on the opposition, saying talks in Geneva cannot "go forward without the opposition."
"The participation of the opposition is essential, necessary and important," he said.
The opposition is made up of different factions, many of them politicians based in exile — the majority of whom are part of the main umbrella group, the Syrian National Coalition. There are also the Damascus-based opposition groups. But even within the Coalition, there are deep splits about whether the opposition should attend without international guarantees that Assad would step down.
Assad himself has said he will not talk to members of the Coalition whom he considers agents of the West, nor with armed rebels. The rebels themselves are a mix of various groups, from the mainstream Free Syrian Army to the extremist but powerful and effective al-Qaida-linked groups.
Although unconfirmed, Safira is believed to be one of two sites that chemical weapons inspectors were unable to visit because of security concerns.
The town is also strategic as a supply route for Syrian government forces in the contested city of Aleppo.
Syrian activists in Aleppo province confirmed the rebels had withdrawn from Safira overnight under heavy fire, leaving it to government troops.


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NFL Player-Turned-Scout Finds Strength in Christ
Former Steelers tight end uses faith to balance family and football.
While college football fans have been cheering for their respective teams at bowl games around the country, Mark Bruener has been on the lookout for the right players. And he certainly knows what to watch for.
Bruener has done nearly everything that can be done in the game of football. He was part of a National Championship team at the University of Washington in 1991 and was later a first-round draft pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In a league where the average playing career lasts three-and-a-half years, Bruener's spanned 14, and included four AFC Central Division titles and a trip to the Super Bowl.
While Bruener maintains an enthusiasm for football today as a scout for the Steelers, he has long known the importance of faith and family as well. The intrepid yet mild-mannered Aberdeen, Wash., native is happily married with five children, ages thirteen years to four months. Attending Mass and eating dinner together as a family are not considered nice extras, but treasured necessities in the Bruener household.
Mark Bruener took time out of his busy schedule to talk with Register correspondent Trent Beattie in early December about his faith, family, and football.
What are your top football memories?
I have many fond football memories, starting with flag football as a youngster, then progressing to contact football in the seventh grade. Football continued to be an integral part of my life through high school.
My first year in college at the University of Washington we went 12-0 and won a National Championship. Coming in and being a part of that as a 19-year-old was awesome. It was great to be under the direction of one of the best coaches ever in Don James. I respect him a great deal, and, in fact, we're still in contact with each other today.
I also remember my first game with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995 against the Detroit Lions. That whole rookie season in the pros was memorable, and at the end of it, we played in the Super Bowl. We didn't win, but it was still quite an experience to get there.
Probably what stands out most from the different teams, though, was the camaraderie in the locker rooms and the friendships formed there. Similar to Coach James, there are a good number of teammates I'm still in contact with years after having played with them.
In your current work as a scout, what do you look for in players?
There are the standard items of height, weight and speed. However, there are intangibles you just can't measure, such as the heart of the player. As a scout you're not looking so much for what the player is doing now, but you try to predict how he'll play in the future. Simply because someone plays well in his senior year in college doesn't mean that will transfer into the pros. Then there are examples of players who were fairly good in college but definitely not rated among the best who turn out to be outstanding in the pros.
Scouting is a challenge, but it's a rewarding challenge. The busiest part of the year for me is in the fall, with the regular season games, and then later, in December, we start all the bowl games. It's great to still be actively involved in football.
What do you say to those who think a violent sport like football is incompatible with Catholicism?
Football is definitely a tough, violent sport, but faith helps to keep the player balanced as far as the rest of his life. If there's just football without faith, that physical aggression can carry over into other areas of life, or even on the field in ways that aren't within the rules. With faith, however, you receive the focus and discipline necessary to keep the aggression on the field in the right way and to treat people more delicately off the field.
When off the field in Pittsburgh, you went to area high schools with Father David Bonnar. What was the purpose of those visits?
Father Dave was actually a former high-school classmate of one of my teammates at the time, Jim Sweeney. Father Dave would offer Mass for the team every Saturday night before games, which was a great help to us. When he asked me to go with him to high schools, I was more than willing to lend my assistance.
I would speak to the students about my faith and how it guided me in all that I do, and then I would ask the boys to consider the priesthood as a real option in life. Priests don't come from factories, but from real families, and what they have to offer the Church is irreplaceable. It's easy to take what priests do for granted, but their work is really the continuation of the life of Jesus Christ, the central purpose of which is our own sanctification. That's definitely something worth promoting, so I was very happy to do that at quite a few schools in the Pittsburgh area.
Catholic family life is something that's near to your heart as well.
Yes, stable family life is essential to the wellbeing of the Church and society as a whole. My parents have been married for 45 years, and they have provided me and my siblings with an example of how a family should function.
I can remember as a child going to church at St. Mary in Aberdeen as a family and eating dinner as a family as well. Those are two things my wife and I insist on with our children today. You don't realize as a child the importance of all the things your parents do for you, but as you get older, you do realize that more and more, especially when you have children of your own. There's a saying that the older you get, the more intelligent your parents become.
That was true when I was away from home for the first time in college, and then even more so in the pros. I already knew some people upon arriving at the UW in Seattle in 1991, and it wasn't as far away from my hometown as Pittsburgh. Both of those times, however, I had the opportunity to personally implement the faith that had been passed on to me and to see that it really does carry over quite effectively in the "real world."
Today, I thank my parents for giving me a strong grounding in the Catholic faith and the resulting stability of family life. I aspire to give those same things to my children. I want to be a good example for my boys as to how a husband should treat his wife and to my girls as to what kind of husband a woman should look for. That's a tall order, but the Lord gives us the grace to do it if we ask him.
Do you have a favorite Bible verse that expresses that belief?
Philippians 4:13 is a verse that has been instrumental in my life. Throughout my career I would repeat it to myself before, during and after games, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." That verse served as a "halo" to protect me from serious injury in a long NFL career.
It also protected my family when I was away from home. I wanted them to be secure in my absence, which was made possible by the grace coming from Christ, which is sufficient for all things. Philippians 4:13 expresses an inspiring, powerful reality that all Christians should remember and put to use.
It's easy to get distracted by the vain attempt to measure up to other people's opinions. This can be particularly true with pro sports, where you work in a fishbowl: Everything you do is analyzed and commented upon. However, if you remember who your Savior is, what is required of you by him, and the grace He gives you to do those things, then everything is certain to turn out fine. That's what Philippians 4:3 is all about.
Do you have a favorite devotion?
The Rosary is something that has been instrumental to our family. Growing up, I knew my grandmother prayed the Rosary regularly, but it didn't really hit me how dedicated she was until her death around the third year of my pro career. It was then that I saw how her rosary beads had actually been flattened out from so much usage.
I also hadn't known until then that she would pray the Rosary during my high school, college and pro games. That's probably another reason why I had such a long career that was free of serious injury. Asking anyone to pray for you is a beneficial thing, but asking the Mother of Christ to do so, as we do in the Rosary, is the ultimate in intercessory prayer. She has a maternal concern for us that we can only begin to imagine now, but will only understand completely in heaven.
We buried my grandmother with her worn-out rosary, but today I have my own, which I intend to wear out as well.
Register correspondent Trent Beattie writes from Seattle.


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The governing body of United Church of Christ congregations in the Mid-Atlantic is proposing that its members boycott Washington Redskins games and shun products bearing the team's logo until the team changes its name and mascot.
In a meeting Saturday in Catonsville, the 25-member board of directors of the Central Atlantic Conference of the UCC unanimously passed the boycott resolution, pointedly avoiding use of the word Redskins. The board, mostly laypeople, proposed that the 22,000 members of the liberal denomination "join a boycott of games played by the Washington National League Football team and not wear, display or purchase any items with the Washington National League Football team logo until the name changes."
The 180 congregations in the conference, which stretches from Richmond to New Jersey, were asked to debate the resolution before a vote on whether to adopt it at the conference's annual meeting in mid-June. The conference also asked the church's national governing body to consider passing a similar boycott resolution.
"If you look at the dictionary definition of the present team name, it's a derogatory term," said the Rev. John R. Deckenback, the minister who leads the conference. "We'd like the name of the team to be changed."
Team spokesman Tony Wyllie offered a response, saying, "We respect those who disagree with our team's name, but we wish the United Church of Christ would listen to the voice of the overwhelming majority of Americans, including Native Americans, who support our name and understand it honors the heritage and tradition of the Native American community."
The Redskins have come under increasing pressure in the past year to jettison their moniker. The Oneida Indian Nation, a small tribe in upstate New York, has been at the forefront of the effort, running an ad campaign, seeking support from business, religious and political leaders, and meeting with the United Nations' human rights office to press its case.
But team owner Dan Snyder has steadfastly refused to change the name, saying in an open letter to fans in October that he considers it a "badge of honor" and a symbol of "strength, courage, pride, and respect — the same values we know guide Native Americans and which are embedded throughout their rich history as the original Americans."
Joel Barkin, a spokesman for the Oneida tribe, said the team can expect more Americans to boycott the team and its merchandise until it comes up with a new name.
"The team should expect that the longer this plays out and the longer the debate goes on, and the more people are educated why there is so much strong objection to the name," he said, "there will be more and more economic consequences to continue using a dictionary-defined racial slur as a mascot."
Barkin said the tribe is grateful for the boycott calls coming from areas where the team draws most of its fans.
"This was further evidence this is not simply an issue of political correctness, but a moral issue," he said. "This is the heart of the fan base saying, 'While we support the team's history and understand the legacy, it is no longer acceptable in the 21st century.' We think the members of their churches will put more stock in what their religious leaders tell them than what the team owners have told them."


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Authorities say Taneski apparently drowned himself in a bucket of water after being placed in a jail cell.
Everyone was amazed at the incredible coverage journalist Vlado Taneski was giving to a series of brutal murders in Macedonia.
His articles were amazingly detailed and many were following the cases of three murdered women and another missing female with rabid interest, hoping to read that cops had captured a killer.
And now authorities say they have. It's the same man who was writing so ably about the case all these years. But Taneski will never stand trial for the brutal crimes. He was discovered dead in his cell late Sunday.
The 56-year-old had been arrested and charged in two of the brutal crimes on Friday, after articles he wrote for his paper contained details only the killer could know.
Since then, tests have shown that Taneski's DNA has been found on the bodies of the two victims he's accused of murdering.
They were hoping to talk to him about the third body and the other missing woman.
The known victims were all elderly domestics who worked in Taneski's home town of Kicevo, about 120 kilometres from the capital of Skopje.
Their bodies were found naked and stuffed in nylon bags in several locations. Evidence showed they'd been sexually and physically abused before being strangled and wrapped with phone cables.
Cops note all the women bore a strong resemblance to Taneski's late mother, with whom he didn't get along.
"All victims were elderly females with poor education who had worked as cleaners. They all were from the same neighbourhood of Kicevo," Kotevski concludes.
The case has been unfolding with no resolution since the first woman's disappearance in 2003. The three known victims died in 2005, 2007 and 2008.
Their families are breathing a sigh of relief that a suspect was taken into custody but are outraged that the man charged actually talked with them for one of his articles.
The sister of another victim still can't believe the solution was allegedly so close to home. "I'm very surprised with this outcome," Cvetanka Licoska notes angrily. "He came to me and asked for some details for my sister. He came here and asked for my sister's photo."
It's not clear now if the cases will ever be officially solved or the relatives of the victims will get the answers they so desperately wanted.
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Seeing all the ideas readers shared for this feature lit up our home economists' imaginations—and this appropriately bright dessert, made from rolled sponge cake, is the result!
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Makes10 servings
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
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- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- In a bowl, beat egg yolks and lemon extract on high speed until thick and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating on high until sugar is nearly dissolved. Combine flour and baking powder; sprinkle over egg yolk mixture and gently fold in just until combined. In another bowl, beat egg whites on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in egg yolk mixture. Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease and flour the paper. Spread batter evenly into pan; sprinkle with jimmies. Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Invert onto a linen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Peel off paper and roll up cake in towel, starting with the long end. Place seam side down on a wire rack; cool completely. Unroll cake; spread jelly to within 1 in. of edges. Roll up cake without the towel. Cut cake roll into three longs measuring 3 in., 5 in. and 7 in. Stand cakes vertically on a serving plate. Combine the first four icing ingredients; mix well. Divide icing into thirds; color a third blue and another third red. Spread white icing on top of 3-in. cake, blue on 5-in. cake and red on 7-in. cake, allowing icing to run down side. Insert a candle in the top of each.


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Long before NASA reached the moon, the U.S. civilian space agency's managers and engineers began to look at ways of using Apollo lunar hardware in non-lunar and advanced lunar missions. In April 1963, for example, the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston awarded North American Aviation (NAA), prime contractor for the three-man Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) spacecraft, a contract to study modifying the CSM to serve as a crew transport and logistics resupply vehicle for a 24-man Earth-orbiting space station.
On February 18, 1965, George Mueller, NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, told the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Astronautics that Apollo-derived hardware would enable NASA "to perform a number of useful missions. . .in an earlier time-frame than might otherwise be expected" and at a fraction of the cost of developing wholly new spacecraft. He explained that NASA's program for applying Apollo hardware to new missions "would follow the basic Apollo manned lunar landing program and would represent an intermediate step between this important national goal and future manned space flight programs." At the time he testified, the first manned lunar landing attempt was slated for late 1967 or early 1968.
Six months later, in August 1965, Mueller established the Saturn-Apollo Applications (SAA) Office at NASA Headquarters. The new organization quickly began efforts to define the SAA Program's hardware requirements and mission manifest. At about the same time, SAA began to be referred to as the Apollo Applications Program (AAP), the name by which it is best known today.
In late January 1966, Mueller wrote to the directors of MSC, the Marshall Spaceflight Center (MSFC), and Kennedy Space Center, the three main manned space centers, to sum up SAA's evolving objectives. He told them that, in addition to preparing NASA for its next Apollo-scale space goal - whatever that might be - SAA would provide immediate returns in areas as diverse as air pollution control, Earth-resources remote sensing, improved weather forecasting, materials science, and communications satellite repair.
By March 1966, the SAA Program Office had compiled a list of potential new missions for Apollo hardware. From MSC and NAA came proposals for CSM missions in low-Earth orbit (LEO), geosynchronous orbit, and lunar orbit. MSFC, drawing on plans put forward by its director, Wernher von Braun, proposed that spent Saturn IB S-IVB second stages serve double-duty as pressurized "workshops" in LEO. Apollo Lunar Module (LM) prime contractor Grumman suggested that LMs without legs or ascent engines serve as scientific instrument carriers and mini-laboratories. The company also proposed manned and unmanned LM variants - respectively the LM Taxi and the LM Shelter - for two-week lunar surface stays. All of these spacecraft would reach space atop Apollo Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets, some of which might be uprated for increased payload capacity.
In its early SAA planning, NASA referred to SAA missions by their launch vehicle designations. The second, third, and fourth Saturn V-launched SAA missions were called AS-511, AS-512, and AS-513 because they would use the 11th, 12th, and 13th of 15 Saturn V rockets purchased for Apollo. SAA planners assumed that, as soon as Apollo achieved its goal of a man on the moon, all remaining Apollo hardware would be released to the SAA Program.
AS-511 would be a CSM-LM Lab mission to map the moon from lunar polar orbit. Its three-man crew would operate cameras and mapping sensors mounted on the LM Lab.
AS-512 would see a manned CSM deliver an unmanned LM Shelter to near-equatorial lunar orbit. The LM Shelter would undock and descend automatically to a pre-selected landing site. The three astronauts would then ignite their CSM's Service Propulsion System (SPS) main engine to leave lunar orbit and return to Earth.
AS-513, the first SAA manned moon landing mission, would launch less than three months after AS-512. Two astronauts would land in an LM Taxi near the LM Shelter while a third astronaut remained in lunar orbit on board an Extended Capability CSM (XCSM) with a total space endurance of 45 days. The surface astronauts would place the LM Taxi in "hibernation" and use the LM Shelter as their base of operations for 14 days of exploration.
The SAA Program Office solicited inputs on its plans from Bellcomm, the NASA Headquarters advance planning contractor. On April 4, 1966, Bellcomm engineer P. W. Conrad completed a brief memorandum in which he proposed that the AS-511 and AS-512 missions be merged to form a single mission.
Conrad wrote that AS-511 did not in fact need an LM Lab; its CSM could carry the cameras, film, sensors, and magnetic tape it would need for lunar-orbital mapping. He noted also that, in the SAA Program plan, the AS-512 CSM would be a mere "escort" for the LM Shelter, leaving its crew with relatively few meaningful duties. A mission in which a CSM bearing mapping instrumentation carried the LM Shelter to the moon would keep its crew productively occupied, Conrad argued, and would free up a Saturn V, CSM, and LM Lab for other SAA missions.
He examined two possible profiles for the combined mission. In the first, which Conrad called "direct descent," the CSM would release the unmanned LM Shelter immediately following the last course-correction burn en route to the moon, which would be carried out by firing the SPS. The LM Shelter would fall toward the moon without entering orbit. Fifty thousand feet above its target landing area, it would automatically ignite its Descent Propulsion System (DPS) to decelerate, hover, and land.
The manned CSM, meanwhile, would pass over one of the lunar poles and fire its SPS behind the moon to perform Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI); that is, to slow down so that the moon's gravity could capture it into polar mapping orbit. If it were a Block II CSM with 14-day endurance, it would orbit the moon for from five to eight days, permitting it to image up to half the lunar surface. If an XCSM, it would orbit for up to 28 days, allowing it to pass over the entire lunar surface twice.
As the CSM orbited, the moon would slowly revolve beneath it, so that its ground track would not repeat for at least 14 days; that is, until half a lunar day-night period had passed. The mission would be timed so that the CSM and the terrain it mapped would remain in daylight throughout the lunar-orbit portion of the mission. At the planned end of its time in lunar polar orbit - or sooner, if some fault developed that required an early Earth return - the CSM would ignite its SPS behind the moon to begin its journey back to Earth.
Conrad's second combined mission profile would see the LM Shelter remain docked to the CSM until some time after LOI. The CSM would ignite its SPS to slow itself and the LM Shelter so that the moon's gravity could capture the docked spacecraft into polar orbit, then the crew would turn CSM-mounted cameras and sensors toward the moon.
As the CSM and LM Shelter orbited, the moon would revolve beneath them, so that within a few days of LOI the LM Shelter's target site would move into position for a landing. The LM Shelter would then undock from the CSM over the moon's Farside hemisphere and automatically ignite its DPS roughly 180° of longitude from its Nearside landing site to begin descent. It would fire the DPS again close to the landing site to carry out powered descent, hover, and landing. The CSM astronauts, meanwhile, would continue their lunar-orbital mapping mission.
Both scenarios had advantages and disadvantages, Conrad acknowledged. Direct descent would require that the LM Shelter carry extra landing propellants, which might limit the mass of exploration equipment and life support consumables it could place on the moon. This might in turn limit the scope of the two-week exploration it was meant to support. In addition, the LM Shelter's DPS would not be available as an SPS backup or supplement if an abort were declared before LOI or in lunar orbit.
On the plus side, relieving the CSM of the LM Shelter's mass ahead of LOI would reduce the quantity of propellants the SPS would need to expend to accomplish LOI. The mass freed up by reducing the CSM's propellant load could be applied to additional CSM cameras, film, sensors, magnetic tape, and life support consumables.
Retaining the LM Shelter until after LOI would maximize its payload mass, but would also demand more LOI propellants for the SPS. This might lead to a reduction in the mass that could be devoted to cameras, film, sensors, tape, and life support consumables on board the CSM. On the other hand, the LM Shelter DPS would remain available as a backup or supplement to the SPS at least through LOI and, in almost all cases, for several days thereafter.
The SAA Program evolved rapidly, and the many changes it underwent have never been fully documented. Conrad's proposal appears, however, not to have exerted much influence on SAA planners.
More consequential by far was the Apollo 1 fire (January 27, 1967), which killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. The fire, which revealed fundamental flaws in Apollo management and design, undermined support in Congress for NASA and, along with LM development difficulties, delayed the first manned lunar landing until in July 1969. All six manned moon landings took place within the Apollo Program, and no Apollo lunar polar orbit mission or surface stay longer than about three days was carried out.
The Saturn V rocket designated AS-511 in Conrad's memo launched the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission in April 1972. By then, NASA had changed its designation to SA-511. The SA-512 Saturn V launched Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission, in December 1972, and SA-513 launched the Skylab Orbital Workshop, the sole surviving remnant of the SAA Program, in May 1973.
Combining Lunar Polar Orbit Mission with an Unmanned Landing, Case 218, P. W. Conrad, Bellcomm, Inc., April 4, 1966.


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CVS has been retired at linux-mips.org. The anonymous CVS server will stay running so people can continue to do cvs diff and other operations but the content of the archive has not changed for several years.
Anonymous CVS
Using CVS, you can checkout the Linux/MIPS source tree with the following commands where you insert linux, libc, gdb or faq for <repository>.
cvs -d :pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/home/cvs login (Only needed the first time you use anonymous CVS, the password is "cvs") cvs -d :pserver:email@example.com:/home/cvs co -r <tag> <repository>
The "linux" repository contains a linux_2_2, linux_2_4 branch and Linux 2.6 on the trunk.
There used to be the linux-cvs and linux-cvs-patches mailing lists for information on what gets committed to this repository. Due to freezing the CVS archive there won't be any further postings to these lists which thus have been deleted. The archives however will be kept.
There is also the "malta/linux" repository which is a special tree especially tuned for stability on Malta. It's usually quite far behind the main linux repository and is being phased out in favor for full-blown Malta support in the main linux CVS tree which in turn has been superseeded by the GIT tree. To checkout a stable 2.4 kernel use the tag MaltaRef_2_4 and for 2.6 MaltaRef_2_6.
More on a historical note, there also is a linux-2.0 repository. The CVS Linux 2.0 version is a backport of the massive MIPS improvments during the 2.1 series which was created for Cobalt when it became clear that 2.2 would not be released in time to ship with the Cobalt products. Thus it only supports early versions of the Cobalt MIPS hardware. Of interest only to cyber archeologists.
Web CVS
Via cvsweb, you have direct access to the new Linux/MIPS kernel sources, and a few other projects hosted in the same CVS archive. The intuitive interface allows you to follow the development at the click of your mouse. Except of course that it's been obsoleted by git.
XCVS is a system that allows breaks up commits of a CVS repository into individual commits. It allows searching them by a number of criteria. The XCVS database used to be updated nightly from the kernel repository only. With the replacement of CVS by git the CVS repository's contents got frozen and so the XCVS database updates were disabled. For sake of backward compatibility the XCVS web front end is still available but Gitweb is far preferable, gives access to all public git repositories on linux-mips.org and new commits will show immediately in Gitweb.
CVS over Rsync
The CVS repository can also be fetched using rsync:
rsync -avz --progress --stats rsync://ftp.linux-mips.org/cvs/linux /local/directory rsync -avz --progress --stats rsync://ftp.linux-mips.org/cvs/CVSROOT /local/directory
You can then check it out using:
cvs -d/local/directory co linux (optionally, throw in -r linux_X_Y_Z for a specific branch)
The Git CVS server
Git now has aquired the ability to deliver it's content over the venerable CVS protocol. While inferior in endless ways it's the easy way to stay uptodate for existing CVS users. Usage is slightly different, so here's a special cooking receipe. First, there is no need to do a cvs login, just use the username anonymous. Specify the git repository for the CVS repository and the git branch as the CVS module name. Example:
cvs -d :pserver:email@example.com:/pub/scm/ralf/linux.git co -d linux -P master
This will checkout the git master branch from the linux.git repository into a local subdirectory named linux. Similarly you can use this with the linux-malta.git repository like this:
cvs -d :pserver:email@example.com:/pub/scm/ralf/linux-malta.git co -d linux -P MaltaRef_2_6
which will checkout the MaltaRef_2_6 branch from the linux-malta.git repository.
The RCS revision numbers of file versions are different between the CVS archive and the GIT-CVS archive. This means you cannot just switch an existing checkout from the CVS to the GIT-CVS server. Also note that because git-cvsserver may be very slow if it has to re-index the git tree. Depending on the size of the tree and if the branch has previously been indexed branch this may take a long time. If it happens, take this as fate's hint to switch to git. Git has a steep learning curve but you'll be glad you did.


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Over the last few years, home mortgage rates have drifted up and down between 3% and 4.5% for a thirty year fixed rate loan. That's astonishingly low, especially considering savings accounts were giving out 6% returns in 2006. (I remember those days… 6% in a savings account. What I wouldn't give for those days to return.)
Because of the low rates on home mortgages, many financial gurus now suggest that people hold off on paying back their mortgage. Rather than making extra payments, they suggest, you can get a better return by investing elsewhere.
On the surface, that's a great argument. If you assume that Warren Buffett's prediction of 7% annual returns over the long haul in the stock market is an accurate one, then it makes sense to put your money into stocks rather than to pay ahead on your mortgage, right?
Not necessarily, and here's why.
For starters, there isn't an investment available right now that locks you in at better than 4% guaranteed. To get a return better than that, you're going to be investing in stocks or real estate or something else that injects risk into the equation.
How does that risk show its ugly head? In a given year, your returns might be much lower than 4%. In fact, they might be negative.
If you buy stocks only to watch the market become a bear, you're going to lose money in the short run. If you buy real estate only to watch the local market start to fall (for any number of reasons), you're going to lose money in the short run.
"Well, that's the short run," you might say. "I'm investing for the long run."
The problem with that philosophy is that unless you're very wealthy, the ups and downs of your life are quite likely to cause you to tap those investments, often when you least expect it. You lose a job. Your business collapses due to an employee's mistake. A spouse falls ill. You fall ill. You unexpectedly have a child. Many, many things can happen out of the blue that can force you to tap investments when you least expect, and you're more likely to have to tap it during a down market (because others are feeling the pinch and try to spread the risk around).
If you put money into the mortgage, it's going to give you a locked-in-stone annual return equal to your interest rate as long as you still hold that mortgage. If you make an extra $1,000 payment right now, you're getting a 4% (or whatever your interest rate is) guaranteed return for the lifetime of that mortgage. That money actually appears at the end of the mortgage in the form of having it paid off earlier.
That's a good conservative investment (assuming you already have the mortgage, of course). It's better than you'll get from a savings account or a treasury note right now and there's very little risk in that extra investment.
Still, purely as an investment, I view paying off a low-interest mortgage early as simply a very conservative option.
The reason I still advocate for it is for another reason entirely: having your home loan paid off does wonders for your cash flow.
Regardless of what you're doing with your money, when you have a mortgage, you have a large monthly bill that you have to pay. It's $1,000 or $2,000 (or whatever) that you must come up with, every single month.
Now, as I mentioned above, life happens. You lose a job. Someone gets sick. The lower your monthly bills are, the easier it is to survive this type of situation.
Some might argue that it makes sense to invest your money instead of making extra payments on that mortgage. If you don't have enough on hand to pay off your mortgage all at once, this makes reasonable sense, as it provides a very liquid emergency fund for you. However, you're still left with two choices – investing in something with little risk that doesn't return as much as an extra mortgage payment (like a savings account) or investing in something with substantial risk that should return more over time but may return much less in the short term (like stocks).
There's also the human factor. If you have a lot of money sitting in the bank, it becomes much easier to talk yourself into spending it if it's just sitting there. You can tell yourself it's an emergency fund, but as the balance grows, so does the temptation.
Because of all of these factors, I still consider it a solid idea for most people to make extra payments on their mortgages, even when the interest rate on the mortage is low. This assumes, of course, that you have an emergency fund already in place (to handle most of life's disasters), that you don't have any other debts, and that you're also contributing to your retirement savings at a total rate of at least 10% of your income. If you're not taking care of those things, make them a priority.


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Spiel Material - Foam rubber boards, foldable boards
Spieltz - Custom boards
Arts Cow - Personalized decks of 54 cards
Corner Rounder - Makes shuffling easier
The Game Crafter
KardKutter - Feed in a sheet and 9 cut cards come out, for under $200
Pearl - Only ship to Europe: cards, lamination material and software to do-it-yourself
Perforated Paper - Custom size printable card blanks
Plain Cards - Printable card blanks
PrinterStudio - Personalized decks of 54 cards
Quill - Source for blank cardstock
Containers: Bags
100 2x3" Ziplocks - under $1
Bags Unlimited
Future Packaging and Preservation - best price on 9x12" bags in small quantity
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Oak Creek Printworks - letter-sized resealable
Print n Play Productions
TAP Plastics, Inc. - California, Oregon, Washington
Containers: Boxes
ATO - Plastic boxes
Brimar Packaging - Setup boxes 250 min. order (U.S.) This is the cheapest place that I have found that makes standard rigid setup boxes and they are even in the U.S. Their prices really start to shine when you order 500+ units.
Multi-compartment plastic box - make your own game design kit to hold all the bits
My Box Printer - Any size order. They do all sorts of boxes from small tuck boxes to two piece telescoping boxes. They email you a template based on your dimensions and their prices are great.
Nations Photo Lab - NPL can create image boxes which are essentially book-style boxes that lock with a magnet. They are NOT cheap, but the quality is great and you can make only 1 if you want. They also have other interesting items like metal prints.
Paper Mart - boxes including mailing boxes, Southern California
Print n Play Productions - cardboard boxes
Ready-Made Plastic Trays
Spiel Material - Cardboard game boxes, also playing card sized in clear plastic
TAP Plastics, Inc. - California, Oregon, Washington
ULine - Boxes including mailing boxes
Crowdfunding Tools
BackerKit - Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for Kickstarter
Can He Kick It? - Provides historical funding graphs for nearly 30,000 projects
The Kickback Machine - Lets creators learn from the failures of others
Kicksaver - Provides a lifeline for struggling projects. Kicksaver makes it easy to search for projects that are close to funding, but are running out of time. The user sets a dollar value they're willing to pay to help a project and are presented with a range of worthy options.
Kickstarter Stats - Provides unadulterated access to high level metrics
Kickstarter Status Board - Provides A real time project dashboard
Kicktraq - Google Analytics for Kickstarter
Swish - Bridges the gap between Kickstarter and Amazon
Discussion and Forums
All Us Geeks – The Game of Crowd Funding - This is a podcast where designers and publishers who are running a Kickstarter are interviewed. Very insightful!
Board Game Designers Forum - This is a site that has forums and posts that focus entirely on board game design. It is certainly worth joining.
Card & Board Game Designers Guild - This is a Facebook Group that is used to discuss and get feedback on design questions. It has over 2200 members.
Game Design Graphically - This site covers a lot of topics including interviews and looks at the concepts and ideas behind board game design.
James Mathe's Blog - Very insightful blog with a strong focus on Kickstarter and running a good campaign. Also has some solid lists of resources as well.
KickStarter Sub-Reddit
Tabletop Game Design Sub-Reddit
Game Pieces
B-Token - Custom imprinted plastic tokens, plastic hex tokens
Board Game Bits - Pawns
Chessex - Dice, glass game pieces, hex mats
Crisloid Plastics Inc. - Massive directory of various manufacturers
Crystal Castle - Bulk dice and custom dice.
Dice & Games Ltd. - Located in the UK
Game Parts, Inc. - Bulk Wholesale dice, pawns, and other game parts. This company specializes in very large orders, but the unit prices are amazing.
Gamescience - Dice
Hasbro Replacement parts
Hopstech Industries Ltd. - Hong Kong manufacturer of games, used by Hasbro
Indented Blank Dice - Dice you can customize with stickers
Kardwell - Chips and dice
Koplow Games - Just about everything
Litko - Makes all sorts of game pieces out of acrylic, from score markers to 2D minis
Lyris Laser Studio - This place makes all sorts of laser-cut wood pieces.
MacGregor Games - Specialty dice
Minion Development - Blank dice
Mr. Chips Game Parts - Pawns, chips, dice, timers, spinners, injection molds, etc.
One Monk - Paper pieces
Oriental Trading Company - Weird components
Pegasus Games - Wisconsin, pawns, one-minute sandglasses, etc.
Plastics for Games - (UK)
Print n Play Productions - Cubes, checkers, acrylic pieces, dice, pawns, etc.
Rolco - (USA) Plastic molds. They stock all sorts of basic game pieces and are worth looking into. Nice selection of card stands.
Science & Surplus - (USA) Plastic chips
Shapeways - This place can take your 3D renderings and bring them to life. They also sell some really unique game pieces. Expensive, but a good choice for prototypes.
Spiel Materiel - This place is overseas but they offer a bunch of oddball game parts and custom wooden components. They also have game boards and some box options as well. Worth a visit.
Token Direct - They produce custom metal coins in all sorts of sizes and using a few different materials. Take note of their stock art. You may be able to find something that will work for your game without have a die charge.
DeLano Service - 500 min. order for cards/1000 min. order for board games (U.S.) Delano Service are based here in the states.
Game Crafter - The Game Crafter functions as more then just POD service these days. They offer a bulk fulfillment service where they will manufacture and ship all your games to your backers if you are running a Kickstarter. They offer bulk discounts and will work with you if you want to add outsourced parts to a KS game.
GameSalute a service that handles the manufacturing, assembly, and distribution of games so their creators can focus on developing the next great use for a D20.
Lightning Press - These guys print all sorts of books of every kind. They are an option if you want to upgrade a manual or if you want to write a novel to go along with your game.
Lulu - The one stop shop for book making. From small booklets to full-size full-color hardcover books. This is a Print on Demand service so you can order one copy.
Ningbo Lijia Industry Co., Ltd. - These are one of the largest, if not the largest, Chinese Manufacturers that I know of. They have high minimum requirements, but they can make anything.
Panda GM - 1500 min. order (china). These guys can do everything from custom boxes, boards, pieces, tokens, warehousing, and distribution. They headquartered in the U.S. so there is no language barrier. They are known for their high quality. Their priced tend to be on the higher side.
Print & Play Productions - This place offers print on demand services and it appears they will do custom work. They also stock a bunch of blanks and some game parts.
QPC (Quality Playing Cards & Games) - A nice alternative to Panda GM. Lower pricing and they allow for smaller orders (500 units). They are also based in the U.S. but do most of their manufacturing overseas.
Senfutong - 1500 min. order (china). These guys can do everything from custom boxes, boards, pieces, tokens, warehousing, and distribution.
Wingo Industry - 1000 min. order (china). These guys can do everything from custom boxes, boards, pieces, tokens, warehousing, and distribution. Average quality and responsive customer service, but there is a language barrier.
All Us Geeks - All Us Geeks is a fantastic Podcast. They discuss all sorts of geeky topics, but their focus is board games and they review games they have played. They also can do video play-through videos.
Board Game Quest - This is another game review site that looks like it does a lot of mainstream reviews, but also caters to the Kickstarter scene.
Cardboard Republic - They do a podcast and written reviews. They are open to indie games being submitted.
Crits Happen - Here you will find both written and video reviews. I hear nothing but good things. They do a lot of mainstream games, so I do not know how open they are to unpublished games.
Dice Tower Review - The Dice Tower is the premium site for video reviews. They will not review prototypes or unpublished works, but they will "preview" your game for a fee. Somewhere between $100-$200. These previews are quite useful for a KS as the Dice Tower has a huge following.
Father Geek - Cyrus (aka Father Geek) does a fantastic job with his detailed written reviews. He playtests your game with a few different groups. These include Child Geeks, Parent Geeks, and Gamer Geeks. If your game is liked by all three groups you get the Father Geek Approved Seal!
Gamer's Remorse - A fun to watch video review site that reviews a fair share of indie games. They also dress up in themed costumes dependent on the game they are playing.
Life In Games - This looks like a nice review site. They do appear to review KS games.
Table For Two Show - This is a video review team of Husband and Wife, and they review games from a two-player point of view. Fun to watch with a quickly growing audience.
The Gamer's Table - This crew of reviewers do video reviews for both mainstream and indie board games. They have a good number of reviews under their belt.
To The Table - Dave does video reviews and caters to a lot of indie and unpublished games. He reviews from the family perspective and does a good job describing gameplay.
Watch It Played - This is a great show hosted by Rodney, and he does perhaps the best walk-through videos out there. He is well spoken and very professional. They also have a large following. Not sure how open they are to indie games.
Durapak - Shrink Wrap products. Great pricing on shrink equipment and wrap.
Uline - This really is your one stop shop for all things shipping. They also stock drawstring bags. There simple plain mailers and kraft boxes are great for shipping and or storing parts or for housing a game itself on the cheap. You buy bulk from here so you can cut shipping costs by almost 30% by simply buying your own boxes.
Tiles & Counters
Creative Memories - Tools to easily cut out hexagons, circles, 1" squares
Fine Games - Mlank counter sheets
John's DIY Corner - Make your own counters
Mayfair - Blank hex tiles
Spiel Material - Tiles and figures of various sizes
Wood Pieces & Dice
Benny's Woodworks & Tools - Wide variety of items including 1/4" and 3/8" cubes
BJ's Craft - Painted wooden beads
Board Game Bits - All kinds of different game bits
Craft America - Painted wooden beads
Instructional Fair - Cubes, click on Math, then Counting
Koplow Games - Just about everything
Lara's Crafts - Pawns, beads, cutouts, pegs
Mayfair - Parts for Settlers of Catan
MeeplePeople - Wood meeples and cubes, Poker chips, etc.
Miller Woodcraft - Wood cutouts
Minion Development - Cubes, meeples
Print n Play Productions - Cubes, disks, beads, pawns, squares, blank dice, ships
Supply Jewelry - Painted wooden beads
Woodworks - Game pawns
Woodworks Ltd. - Blocks, beads, etc.


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VANCOUVER, BC – Whitecaps FC Reserves continue their preparations for the upcoming MLS Reserve League campaign as they take on local university side Trinity Western Spartans in a scrimmage on Tuesday.
The match will be played at Thunderbird Stadium with kickoff at 4 p.m. PT. The match is free of charge to attend and you can follow the action on Twitter through @WhitecapsMatch.
Last time out, Whitecaps FC Reserves saw off the challenge of North American Soccer League (NASL) side FC Edmonton in a convincing 4-2 victory to extend their win streak to three matches.
There were four different scorers for the reserves as Paulo Jr., Tom Heinemann, Kekuta Manneh and Corey Hertzog got their names on the score sheet against the Eddies.
Tuesday's match against Trinity Western Spartans will provide another opportunity for the likes of Johnny Leveron gain match fitness and and other reserve players to press their claims for more first team MLS action.
Trinity Western Spartans enjoyed a successful 2012 campaign in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Canada West Pacific Division as they finished second with a 9W-1L-4D record. The Spartans came close to claiming a medal as they lost 2-1 in the Canada West Bronze match against University of Saskatchewan.
There are several Whitecaps FC Prospects graduates in the current Spartans roster with Carlos del Aquila, Jerome Lou, Evan Lowther, Cameron Parkes, Denny Serifovic, Jordan Whitehead and brothers Rhys and Brayden Volkenant all having spent time with Vancouver.
Spartans coach Pat Rohla had a successful stint coaching Vancouver Whitecaps FC women's team from 2001 to 2007, as he won the United Soccer Leagues (USL) W-League championship as an assistant coach in 2004 and as head coach in 2006. Rohla was also named the 2012 Canada West Coach of the Year after his success with the Spartans.
The next scheduled match for Whitecaps FC Reserves will be their first of the 2013 MLS Reserve League season when they host Real Salt Lake Reserves on Sunday, April 14 at Thunderbird Stadium. Kickoff for that match will be 11 a.m. PT.


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Pedro de Castaneda, a Spanish explorer who chronicled Coronado's expeditions through the southwest from 1540 to 1542 observed that corn, beans, and squash were the main staples of the pueblo diet. Of the three, which have come to be known as "Three Sisters," corn was the most important. It was boiled whole, toasted on the cob, or dried and ground into a fine powder easily cooked as bread or gruel. Every day female family members knelt before metates (grinding stones), grinding corn to feed their gods, fetishes and kin. One crushed the maize, the next ground it and the third ground it even finer. Castaneda observed that the women worked joyfully at this task. The three sisters of corn, beans and squash remain an integral part of the pueblo diet.
Think "pueblo harvest" and the first image the term evokes is likely of the classical "horn of plenty" motif depicting a bountiful cornucopia in which corn, beans and squash spill out of a goat's horn. This rich symbolism of pueblo life also represents the cuisine at the Pueblo Harvest Cafe, a restaurant which celebrates the culinary traditions of New Mexico's nineteen Indian pueblos and showcases the three sisters in various delicious dishes. Among those culinary tradition are several shared with Spanish settlers. New Mexico's Native American Pueblos utilize red and green chile in their cooking as much as anyone in the Land of Enchantment. Chile is a prominent ingredient on the Pueblo Harvest menu.
The Cafe is housed within the sprawling Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center was launched in 1976 to highlight the historical and contemporary accomplishments of New Mexico's pueblos from pre-Columbian time to the present. Its mission is "to preserve and perpetuate Pueblo culture and to advance understanding by presenting with dignity and respect, the accomplishments and evolving history of the Pueblo people of New Mexico." A prominent symbol throughout the Cultural Center as well as in the art of New Mexico's pueblos is that of Avanu, the water serpent. Avanu represents both water and the prayer for life-giving waters which are so critical for life in the desert.
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center's focus is a 10,000 square foot museum visited by more than 200,000 people per year. A permanent exhibit highlights the creativity and adaptation which made possible the survival, diversity and achievements of each of the nineteen Pueblos. In addition to the on-site museum, the Center includes a children's museum, gift shops, a smoke shop and the Pueblo Harvest Cafe. One of the most popular museum attraction is the several hornos, beehive-shaped outdoor adobe ovens in which breads…and more are baked. The "more" includes horno-baked pizza, all-you-can-eat with live music on the patio on Friday and Saturday evenings from 6-9PM.
Although we'd been in Albuquerque for nearly eight years, it took a recommendation from celebrity chef Bobby Flay to first shame us into first trying the Pueblo Harvest Cafe. Before he became a primadonna glitterati, Flay actually seemed to spend more time in New Mexico than in his native New York. He raved about the Pueblo Harvest's tamales in one of his many Food Network shows and he knows a bit about tamales, featuring them on the menu throughout his restaurant empire.
The Cafe is tastefully decorated with the art of talented Pueblo artists. It is a large restaurant with comfortable accommodations for the copious visitors who frequent the Center. On many of the restaurant's tables you'll find a artfully decorated bowl called a "spirit bowl." It's purpose is for diners to give thanks for their bounty to ancestral spirits. This act of gratitude is undertaken by placing a very small portion of your meal into the spirit bowl.
The menu is a showcase of the southwestern cuisine which resulted from a fusion of Native American, Spanish and Mexican ingredients and culinary traditions. It is a multi-page menu that features exciting and delicious dishes. Portions are as generous as the Pueblo peoples. The menu calls its breakfast "Sunrise Over the Sandias," which as residents of the Albuquerque metropolitan area know tends to be a spectacular display of otherworldly colors. It's one of the reasons locals tend to have sunnier dispositions than say, residents of a dreary climed area.
A more conventional (at least for New Mexico) breakfast entree is the Cafe's Zuni blue corn pancakes cooked on the Pueblo Harvest's hot rock. Blue corn is very common throughout the Southwest. It imbues the pancakes with a rich nutlike flavor (this doesn't mean grainy). Served with piñon butter, maple syrup (the real stuff) and your choice of bacon, ham, or sausage, they're absolutely addictive. A more "acquired" taste is the cafe's blue corn atole, a blue corn porridge served with raisins, pecans, milk and brown sugar (and a side of oven-bread toast). If you like oatmeal, you'll love blue corn atole.
The breakfast menu includes several "build your own breakfast" options such as "build your own omelet" and "build your own burrito." Unfortunately no longer on the menu is one of the more traditional Native American burritos. At the Pueblo Harvest, it was called Mama's burrito, which started with a large homemade tortilla, but instead of the usual bacon, ham or sausage, the meat of choice here is fried baloney. Alternatively you can substitute Spam for the baloney. Don't laugh. Having grown up within the confines of the Picuris Pueblo reservation, I can attest to the deliciousness of fried baloney in a burrito. (Decades later barbecued baloney became my very favorite barbecued anything in Memphis, Tennessee). The fried baloney was sliced a little thinner than I'm used to, but it had a great smoky taste which is better than just about any hot dog. The Cafe added green chile (medium in the piquancy scale), cheese and hashed browns to Mama's burrito. I may start a grassroots campaign to reinstate this delicious treasure onto its rightful place on the menu.
From the Pueblo Harvest Bakery, you can take home a loaf of ovenbread or a green chile-cheese bread, both of which form the foundation of an excellent sandwich and an unbelievable French toast. The bakery also offers Pueblo cookies, homemade Pueblo pies (peach, cherry, prune or apple), homemade scones, assorted muffins, cinnamon rolls and an ovenbread pudding with caramel sauce. My friend Larry McGoldrick, the professor with the perspicacious palate, will have to forgive me for not yet having tried the ovenbread pudding. Bread pudding is a passion we share and though we've both tried dozens of bread puddings throughout the Land of Enchantment (and beyond), ovenbread pudding is probably a first for both of us. Because my marriage is very egalitarian, my dutiful bride got her way during our most recent visit and we split a cinnamon roll instead of having bread pudding. Good choice! Roughly the size of a bail of hay, these are truly cinnamony and delicious.
The lunch menu includes only four appetizers, but with legions of sides available, you'll certainly find a sumptuous starter to your liking. Maybe it'll be a bowl of beans, fry bread, a homemade tortilla or perhaps tricolor corn chips will tempt you loudest, especially since they're served with homemade salsa, guacamole and chile con queso. The tricolor–red, blue and yellow–chips are a veritable mountain of chips. You'll finish the salsa, guacamole and con queso while making barely a dent on the chips. The chips are low in salt and work well whether you're a "chip dipper" or prefer shovel-sized-scoops of salsa. Prominent in this salsa's flavor are cilantro, garlic and jalapeno. Not so prominent is piquancy. It may as well have been made from bell peppers. The guacamole and con queso are both better than the salsa though neither has much bite.
Another Pueblo Harvest favorite no longer on the menu is a mountainous appetizer featuring corn fries (French fry shaped soy coated with a corn meal mixture then fried) slathered with melted cheese and topped with lettuce, tomatoes and seasoned beef then served with a side of guacamole. The golden corn fries had a unique texture that may take some getting used to and by themselves were only so-so, but were wonderful when dipped into the guacamole. Come to think of it, a grassroots campaign might be needed to bring the corn fries back to the menu.
While MTV generation pop culturalists might only recognize mutton from an episode of Seinfeld, to many New Mexicans, mutton stew is one of the many delicious benefits of living in a diverse, multi-cultural state. For me, mutton stew evokes images of Navajo sheepherders tending their flocks beneath the shadows of Monument Valley's imposing megaliths on a cold autumn day. At the Pueblo Harvest, the vegetable rich mutton stew is hearty, delicious–and maybe a tad under-salted (you've got to appreciate that). A cup or bowl of this excellent stew comes from the menu's "Pueblo soups and stews" section. The Cafe's green chile stew is also quite good.
The Pueblo Harvest might not be one of the first restaurants you think about when considering a great burger, but it belongs in the conversation. Trust me on this one! It's one of the best burgers in the Duke City–and you truly can have it your way. The "build your own burger" option lets you choose your own bread (homemade tortilla, frybread, corn dusted bun, or ovenbread), your own "burger" (hand-pressed beef patty, chicken breast or garden burger) and your own toppings (Swiss cheese, Cheddar cheese, American cheese, green chile, red chile, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, bacon, guacamole, chopped green chili (sic) and sliced jalapeños. A ground beef patty is available for a few dollars more. All burgers come standard with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle with mustard and ketchup on the side. They are served with French fries, but you can upgrade to blue corn onion rings or stew for a pittance.
The hand-formed beef patty is terrific–grilled to your exacting specifications (medium for me), seasoned perfectly and with a nice degree of moistness. It also covers the entire bun. Ovenbread is an outstanding choice. The ovenbread is lightly toasted and absolutely fantastic. At first glance it may not appear formidable enough to hold up against the weight of other ingredients, but that won't prove to be a problem. With Swiss cheese, two slices of bacon, red onion and mustard, this is a terrific burger, one that introduced us to the possibilities of so many ingredient combinations. A side of blue corn onion rings beats French fries any day.
Years ago we attended a Native American Pow-Wow on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and were crushingly disappointed by an Indian taco the purveyors of which boasted was "the best in the world." Since then we've been wary of so-called Indian tacos. While the ingredients of most Indian tacos appear fairly standard, in many cases, we've found the preparation and quality of those tacos to be very unequal–in most cases, bordering on abysmal. The Pueblo Harvest's version is among the best we've had, thanks in large part to the fry bread lovingly crafted by fry bread makers (in the tradition begun by Acoma Pueblo's renown fry bread maker Zelda Chaplin). This "Tiwa Taco" is crafted with seasoned beef, grated cheese, tomatoes and beans sandwiched between two golden fry bread orbs.
The lunch menu includes some surprises, including a unique interpretation of one of America's favorite comfort foods. The Sandia Southwest Meatloaf is meatloaf with an attitude. The attitude comes from a chipotle ketchup with a kick to it. Frankly, the meatloaf wouldn't have much of a personality without it. It's a rather stiff meatloaf bound together tightly and rather one-note in composition. That note is bison and it's very lean and more than a bit desiccated. It comes with mashed potatoes (no gravy) which also benefit from the chipotle ketchup.
The Cafe's Pojoaque carne adovada plate is as good as any carne adovada at most New Mexican restaurants (and would be even better without the barely discernible cumin influence). Tender tendrils of shredded pork are delicious. The carne is topped with melted cheese and is offered with your choice of Indian fried bread or a tortilla, both of which are humongous.
The Pueblo Harvest Cafe will feed you very well. The prolific portions will make dessert an option for only the heartiest of appetites. That's too bad because the menu lists several tempting dessert offerings. At the very least, try to save room for the restaurant's biscochitos (pictured above right). Biscochitos are the official state cookie of New Mexico. The Cafe's version of this terrific holiday cookie is thin and blessed with plenty of anise.
If you thought a burrito with baloney strange, you might think me nuts for recommending the Cafe's prune pie. Prune pie has long been a standard among New Mexico's northern pueblos. Go to any high school graduation or even wedding involving a Pueblo citizen and you'll find prune pie among the dessert offerings. Most guests prefer it to the cloying, inch-thick frosted, store-bought cakes. There's a good reason for that. Prune pie, whether heated or served cold, is delicious with nice pronouncements of sweet and tangy flavors.
In its annual "Hot Plate Awards" edition for 2019, Albuquerque the Magazine bestowed a well-deserved award to the Pueblo Harvest Cafe for its "hot bison brisket." "It takes precision, quality and a certain unique flair to earn a Hot Plate Award" and the bison brisket has "shown all those traits, and then some."
Characteristic of New Mexico's Pueblo peoples, the Pueblo Harvest Cafe will treat you like a welcome guest. Like the people it represents, the Cafe is a state treasure.
The Pueblo Harvest Cafe
2401 12th Street, N.W.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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LATEST VISIT: 01 April 2012
BEST BET: Tiwa Taco, Corn Fries, Mutton Stew, Blue Corn Pancakes, Pojoaque Carne Adovada Plate, Mama's Burrito, Biscochitos, Prune Pie, Cinnamon Roll, Sandia Southwestern Meatloaf, Hamburger, Tricolor Corn Chips


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ATLANTA — Cole Garvin threw for 249 yards, Delvin Weems and Eric Swinney each had two touchdowns and unbeaten Sandy Creek won its third state championship in four years with a 45-10 rout of Ridgeland in the Class AAAA title game Saturday night.
Garvin, who didn't play in the fourth quarter, was 13-of-18 passing, including a 37-yard TD pass to Kyle Williams. Weems rushed for 96 yards on 10 carries, scoring on runs of 30 and 11 yards. Swinney's TDs included a 6-yarder and a 1-yarder.
Sandy Creek (15-0) won state titles in 2009 and 2010 before losing in the quarterfinals last year. The Patriots are 67-3 since the start of the 2008 season under coach Chip Walker.
Ridgeland (13-2) trailed 38-0 before Evan Courtney kicked a 29-yard field goal with 1:54 left in the third quarter. The Panthers' touchdown came on a 38-yard halfback pass from Darrell Bridges to Vonn Bell.


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DRC wishes all our American friends and friends traveling here a happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend!
Friday, May 27, 2011
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Dolphins on the move! A.J. and Jax are spending time with Kibby and Tanner. Louie's up in the front lagoon!
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Monday, May 23, 2011
On this day in 1988, a little dude was born. Now he's all grown up with kids of his own. Happy Birthday to A.J.!
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Vacation? Staycation? Have you planned a trip with the family this summer? What about a visit to the Keys and DRC?
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Dolphins aren't shy about demanding attention. Pandora screams so loudly, we can hear her throughout DRC!
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Monday, May 16, 2011
School's winding down for many students. In the meantime, what information would you share about dolphins that other people might not know?
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Monday, May 9, 2011
To start off a new week, Louie is getting to know more dolphin family members. Pandora & Luna have moved in with Louie, Aleta & Delta!
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Farewell to a Dear Family Member
With heavy hearts we share the news that earlier today we lost our dear Theresa due to complications of old age. As you know, Theresa was in her mid-to-upper-50s and one of the oldest dolphins in human care. In recent months, we saw signs that her normally robust health was beginning to fade. We monitored her carefully, determined that she was not suffering or in pain, and resolved to continue to support her comfortably and with love. Her death today was peaceful and she was surrounded by loving family members.
We honor her spirit each day by living life to its fullest, as she did every day.
Theresa lived here since 1968, longer than any other dolphin or person, and touched thousands of lives for the better. She will be missed.
We know that you join us in our sorrow.
Editor note: Theresa passed away just as we were going to print with the May/June issue of The Dolphin Society newsletter. There was not time to write a full story about this incomparable dolphin and do her justice. We will pay tribute to Theresa in the July/August issue.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday. Perhaps Mom would love a dolphin swim or you could adopt a dolphin for her!
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Updated Feb 18/2010
Note: This posting is no longer relevant, from both the hardware and the software perspectives.
I'll keep it around just for the record.
The good news is that there is a new release, probably this year's last, of the Wise Clock 2 software.
Beside the expected bug fixes (related to alarm, thanks Mike B), there are also a couple of new features, both based on libraries published in the Arduino forum:
- support for the infrared receiver, for commands from Sony TV remote controls;
- alarm and other user settings are now saved into RTC's non-volatile memory (thanks Jeff S, matt).
The bad news is that you will need to do a bit more soldering for the above-mentioned software to work. Here is what happened: the infrared receiver and the Plus button are connected to the same D2 pin.
If you are not going to use the infrared receiver at all (bad idea, since you loose functionality), no hardware modifications are required. If you decide that the infrared receiver must do its job, then you need to replace a trace and a resistor. The idea is to move the Plus button onto pin D3, leaving the infrared receiver on D2 (also associated with INT2).
Edit (Jan/10): Turns out that the IR receiver is mandatory after all, due to the software. If it is not soldered (or inserted in a 3-pin socket), it must be "replaced" with a 10k resistor that pulls up D2 input (that is, D2 is connected to Vcc through a 10k resistor).
These are the steps:
- on the top (parts) face of the board, cut the trace to the Plus button and the resistor R13, as shown below in yellow;
- on the back of the board, solder a wire between the newly disconnected pin of button Plus and pin 4 of the microcontroller;
- solder a new 10k resistor between pin 4 of the microcontroller and Vcc; an easy way to do this is shown in the image below;
These hardware "bug fixes" will allow the infrared receiver and the Plus button to coexist peacefully. The latest software release has the Plus button on D3.
Note: The latest batch of Duino644 boards, shipped after Dec 7, 2009, have, by design, the IR receiver on D2 and the Plus button on D3, so they won't require any hacking.
The "Wise Clock 2 User Manual" should get an update as well.
Talking about storage, notice that Duino644 has four places where data can be stored persistently (that is, it is not lost after a power shutdown):
- SD card;
- on-board external EEPROM;
- RTC non-volatile RAM, powered by the backup battery;
- internal (micro controller) EEPROM.
One last news is related to the LED display panel from Sure Electronics: they now sell green 24x16 displays.


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Superheroes Celebrate 50th Anniversary!
Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Avengers still save the day, but here's how these Marvel Comics crusaders can use their talents in an encore career. Check it out, Iron Man
En español | American superheroes had a banner year in 1963. "The Amazing Spider-Man" comic book hit newsstands in the spring, and the original X-Men (Professor Xavier, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl aka Phoenix) and Avengers (Iron Man, Ant-Man, Thor, Hulk) debuted that autumn. Captain America joined the latter group a few months later.
Now that they're 50-plus or fast approaching it, these classic heroes — who qualify for their very own AARP membership — might want to start thinking about an encore career. How can they channel their talents into a Second Act? We have a few ideas.
Real Name: Warren Worthington III
Skills & Experience: Sprouting wings to fly and carry to safety those in harm's way.
Encore Career: Create Mercy Deliveries, a service to transport wounded war victims to hospitals.
Real Name: Hank McCoy
Skills & Experience: Superhuman strength, flexibility, endurance and sensory abilities; can secrete pheromones to attract females.
Encore Career: Spend serious time in wild parks and zoos, encouraging mating rituals among endangered species.
Captain America
Real Name: Steve Rogers
Skills & Experience: Physically perfect human specimen powered by "super soldier serum"; classic American hero symbolizing freedom.
Encore Career: You're 72 and a World War II vet. You're due the leadership role you've always deserved. Head up an Avenger All-Star USO Tour and fire up the troops with your inexhaustible patriotism.
Real Name: Scott Summers
Skills & Experience: Ability to project a destructive, laser-like force from eyes.
Encore Career: Train your gaze on eliminating evil. Targets will vary in size, form and scope.
Real Name: Bobby Drake
Skills & Experience: Lowering body temperature enough to freeze any nearby moisture into weapons.
Encore Career: Stall the rise of the oceans worldwide by harnessing your sub-zero powers to reverse glacial melting in the Arctic.
Marvel Girl aka Phoenix
Real Name: Rachel Summers
Skills & Experience: Projecting thoughts into others; levitation.
Encore Career: Run for Congress and use your psychic prowess to broker unprecedented bipartisan collaboration across the aisle.
Next page: More crusaders, more recareering options. »
Professor Xavier
Real Name: Charles Francis Xavier
Skills & Experience: Likely the world's most powerful telepath, can read minds, transport thoughts into others; founder of the X-Men; mutant-rights activist.
Encore Career: Lead a United Nations committee to protect and recognize the rights of persecuted minorities.
Ant-Man aka Yellowjacket
Real Name: Henry Pym
Skills & Experience: The brilliant scientist created "Pym Particles" that allow him to shrink to the size of an insect and then return to his normal size.
Encore Career: Work on new and revolutionary uses for nanotechnology, providing hands-on assistance yourself.
The Hulk
Real Name: Bruce Banner
Skills & Experience: When stressed, transforming into the ultimate destruction machine.
Encore Career: Design and sell Green Buddha, your line of ultra-ultra-ultra stretchy yoga clothes targeted to a young crowd. Encourage sedentary teens that log too much electronic time to get up and move, lest they make you angry.
Iron Man
Real Name: Tony Stark
Skills & Experience: Genius IQ, master engineering skills, enemy-blasting suit of armor.
Encore Career: Become the union rep, and the face, for American steel workers, dedicated to revitalizing U.S. manufacturing industry. Give air shows to pump up the membership.
Real Name: Peter Parker
Skills & Experience: Web-slinging abilities, agile building-to-building travel.
Encore Career: Become a webmaster. Naturally!
Real Name: Thor Odinson
Skills & Experience: Superhuman strength, injury resistance, wielding his all-powerful hammer.
Encore Career: Go into construction and hammer in the morning, hammer in the evening, all over this land.
Have your own ideas about how these superheroes should recareer? Share your suggestions here by posting a comment below. Or tweet them to us at #Next4heroes.
Source: Marvel.com | Images courtesy of Marvel Entertainment
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Larson Electronics has announced the release of the GAU-LB-400 Low Bay LED light. This outdoor approved LED light features a rugged aluminum housing and 12 high output LEDs protected by a polycarbonate lens. The housing is powder coated for added durability and is fully water and weatherproofed. The mounting assembly allows the user to adjust the fixture through 380/180 degrees of movement. The light runs from standard 120-277 VAC current and pulls only 40 watts of power while producing 1,462 lumens of white light. This floodlight has no warm up period, no breakable glass or filament, and a 50,000 hour operational life.
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Videos | April 12, 2007
Rover Flight Director Report
NASA's Spirit rover spied some dust devils dancing across the Martian terrain.
Transcript:Good afternoon I'm Byron Jones, one of the mission managers for the Mars rover project, here with an update for Spirit and Opportunity. On Spirit, today is sol 1163. We've spent the last few weeks investigating an area just east of "Home Plate" where there is some interesting outcrop and other science targets. Spirit spends a few minutes every morning looking for dust devils. On Sol 1120, Spirit was able to capture a dust devil in a series of navcam frames. You can clearly see the defined column bent down in the wind direction as it moves across the Martian surface. I n the next few sols, Spirit will be approaching the science target, "Madeline English." This is an outcrop where we will be deploying the instrument deployment device and investigating further.
On the other side of Mars, it's sol 1142 for Opportunity. We spent the last few months taking images inside "Victoria Crater" at the exposed cliff banding from the rim. Right now, we are just northeast of "Cape St. Vincent," where we're investigating some of the dark material you can see from MRO's (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) orbital imaging above.
Well that's it for today. I'm Byron Jones and that's what's happening on Mars today.